At least two people have been killed by a bridge collapse in the Brazilian World Cup host city of Belo Horizonte.<br /><br />Firefighters said the overpass – close to the Mineirao football stadium – fell on top of a car, two trucks and a bus. It was part of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system that officials had promised would be ready for the tournament. <br /><br />Protesters have been quick to blame the government saying it has “blood on its hands.”<br /><br />They also accuse officials of rushing to complete the flyover construction as the tournament dealt with several accidents and delays.<br /><br />One demonstrator said: “We don’t want that. We want education, we want the hospitals, we want quality of life – we don’t want that, what happened today.”<br /><br />“Last April, my husband died in a hospital with very bad facilities. So it would be nice to have a hospital as nice as a FIFA stadium,” said another protester.<br /><br />Earlier this week the Mineirao football stadium played host to the last 16 football match between Brazil and Chile. The next match is the World Cup semi-final on Tuesday.
